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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Actions to Control High Blood Pressure*-AFRICAN AMERICANS

Has a doctor or health professional ever advised you to do any of the following to help lower or control your high blood pressure -
exercise?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,056 839 80.9 77.6-83.7 217 19.1 16.3-22.4
GENDER
Male 310 227 76.7 70.4-82.0 83 23.3 18.0-29.6
Female 746 612 84.0 80.6-86.9 134 16.0 13.1-19.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic 10 6 54.8 22.2-83.7 4 45.2 16.3-77.8
-English Speaking 10 6 54.8 22.2-83.7 4 45.2 16.3-77.8
Non-Hispanic 1,041 829 81.0 77.7-83.9 212 19.0 16.1-22.3
AGE
18-24 7 4 67.7 28.8-91.6 3 32.3 8.4-71.2
25-34 48 42 91.0 78.7-96.5 6 9.0 3.5-21.3
35-44 102 82 78.4 66.6-86.9 20 21.6 13.1-33.4
45-54 237 192 85.0 79.0-89.5 45 15.0 10.5-21.0
55-64 305 250 82.8 76.7-87.6 55 17.2 12.4-23.3
65-74 224 179 79.2 71.4-85.3 45 20.8 14.7-28.6
75+ 126 86 71.5 61.0-80.1 40 28.5 19.9-39.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 265 195 76.3 69.4-82.1 70 23.7 17.9-30.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 350 276 77.8 71.1-83.2 74 22.2 16.8-28.9
Some Post-H.S. 264 223 86.7 80.6-91.1 41 13.3 8.9-19.4
College Graduate 176 145 82.9 75.0-88.6 31 17.1 11.4-25.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 219 166 76.6 68.7-83.1 53 23.4 16.9-31.3
$15,000- 24,999 235 193 82.8 75.9-88.1 42 17.2 11.9-24.1
$25,000- 34,999 140 119 82.0 70.0-89.9 21 18.0 10.1-30.0
$35,000- 49,999 133 100 78.0 68.1-85.5 33 22.0 14.5-31.9
$50,000-74,999 86 74 88.7 77.8-94.7 12 11.3 5.3-22.2
$75,000+ 72 64 88.6 78.1-94.4 8 11.4 5.6-21.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 518 415 81.5 76.9-85.3 103 18.5 14.7-23.1
No 517 410 80.5 75.7-84.6 107 19.5 15.4-24.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 148 115 79.5 70.5-86.3 33 20.5 13.7-29.5
Non-Veteran 908 724 81.1 77.5-84.2 184 18.9 15.8-22.5

Back to Actions to Control High Blood Pressure*.

*Asked only of those who report having high blood pressure

^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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